Chapters 215 to 224Previously: >>290587450
>>290611708lmao.
>>290611848God I miss when you could smoke inside
>>290611901Not like Ciel has much room to talk.
>>290611832wtf
>>290611889KEK
>>290611749kek sebastian got flustered by that clown
>>290611708Expected response.
>>290612185Does this count as black Ariel?
>>290611708Classic Sebastian.
>>290611889>he's actually trying to remember which onekek
>>290612228lol
>>290612330SEEEXOOO
>>290611869If sebastian explicitly looks like Ciel's dad (in rhis form, anyway) wouldn't the next logical conclusion be that he has beef with earl phantomhive
Damn, we've almost caught up. I must say though, binge reading this has given me a much better opinion of the servant arcs. Mostly because they're much shorter than I remember
>>290611670Lots of good scenes from our comedic duo in this batch of chapters.
>>290612396Love this brat.
>>290611832imagine the bacteria
>>290612535He's counting.
>>290611958what kind of psycho hotel would put a mirror right in front of the bed
>>290612958Hell of a coincidence.
>>290612537This may have been shown before, but what's going on in the newspaper below our lads?
oh no
>>290613083Oh shit.
>>290613083Out of all the things I expected, it was not this.
>>290613083ENTER
>>290613152AAAIIIEEEE VICTORIA-SAMA I KNE-uhhh STAND
>>290613083>>290613099The queen is not helping the 'main villain' allegations here
>>290612293>king george ivjust looked up how this guy diedjesus christ
>>290613343>tfw a horse has better life than you
>>290612917>>290612933What is going on with the fonts here?
>>290613544>>290613571>>290613603>>290613626>>290613653Was rl young Queen Victoria this cute too?
>>290613781This guy has suspiciously pointy teeth.
>>290614053Fuck.
>>290614041>IyerWell shit. What a convenient hotel this is.
>>290614053Why would you teach her swears?Also is this the first fuck in the series?
>>290614053Is the implication that she is Soma's sister? Because I feel like the story has like a million different side-threads/plots now.
>>290614273I wonder if this image is just metaphor or if its the literal form that Sebastian takes
>>290614274>Soma*Agni's
>>290613952Very funny panel.
>>290614274No, Agni's. Try to remember his full name.
>>290614298Yeah my dick also feels funny seeing this page
>>290614053The countess' interjection reminds me of that Mitchel and Webb bit with the Lindon Trees
>>290614218i'm pretty sure it is
>>290614434Because they are speaking English how was it written in the raws?
>>290614464haven't seen them; i'm as curious as you are
That's it for today. Tomorrow, we'll be caught up with the latest chapter, and I'll also post the bonus chapters.
>>290614674Sebastian was the advisor I presume?
>>290614674There was a panel in some chapter where he wears a wig like this but I believe this is not Sebastian. Maybe his equally evil twin?
>>290614708That's what the narrative tries really hard to imply, but it could very well be just a red herring. The fact Sebastian doesn't remember anything is very sus.
>>290614708I'd imagine it was the devil.But I'm not quite sure if that's Sebastian.What we've seen so far is that our man of god holds a grudge against a devil, and it seems someone else informed him that Sebastian is (that) devil.But then again, I think this whole thing would be pointless if it's just a random devil instead.
>For you, the day your master met Baron Bethlenffi's advisor was most important day of your life.>But for me, it was Tuesday.
>>290614780I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be John Brown, although I would be disappointed if he's a demon rather than an angel.Especially with the framing of that panel that feels so intentional >>290613653
>>290612304>Children?>It too must burn
>>290614780Not the same clothes tho.
>The manga is supposed to be heading towards its climax nowOkay but how the fuck is Yana going to wrap everything up in a single arc, especially since she keeps adding new characters and mysteries? Unless this is going to be one big long arc which will last 10 more years
>>290612609So confirmed Polaris? He also has the Rambo knife that killed Agni >>290611749
>>290615047>in a single arcDefinitely not. Big brother definitely isn't the main antagonist. So that's at least two arcs.
>>290615091It looks that way
>>290614296>>290614316Damn, I completely forgot that
>>290615111I don't think it's going to take that long to reach the main villain after destroying R!Ciel and his plans, assuming that the big bad is Victoria of course (which is very very likely at this point).
>>290614872My thoughts exactly. I prefer Brown to be a demon or even a shinigami instead (still traumatized by that shitty anime original angel from the 1st season) but that panel specifically is too on the nose (unless it's a red herring).
>>290612206Usually devils have to work a bit to ruin someone. Instead Modri is doing everything on his own, of course Sebastian would be confused LOL
>>290611783"Many people", not "people" or "everyone". Ominous...
>>290611879>I took this form only when you made a contract with me, young masterSebastian isn't lying as the contract says, but willing or not he's witholding onfo.Modri didn't recognize Sebastian by his looks, but by his smell.
>>290614041Wait this is Agni's sister? Oh fuck
>>290611879>>290615643<Oh, and Sebastian doesn't answer to Ciel's question: maybe there's former contractors he hasn't devoured.
>>290614872>>290615264I just don't see why an angel would serve a human. Especially an evil one like her. At that point what is the difference between an angel and a devil? I do agree that panel is very on the nose. But it could just as easily be ironic.
>>290611901>>290615643And another strange thing: Sebastian would rather solve this peacefully. He'd have him leave quietly. The same Sebastian that was proposing to burn the hotel down. Maybe Sebastian doesn't have anything to do with this dude, but something really fishy is going on.Personal theory what if this dude is an actual/former contractor with another devil? The tattoos on his neck could be another devil mark. What if someone makes a deal with a devil, then dies and someone like UT edits his record to have him "live" again? That would unsettle a devil for sure. Not that I'm 100% sold, but the whole exchange with Sebastian and Ciel here seems fishy.
>>290615688He could be on a mission from God to accelerate humanity toward rapture by nurturing the Queen into becoming the Anti-Christ
I'm not sure this guy ever made a deal. The devil had already killed his master (or she'd been offered up to him). So that would already be sufficient for his grudge. He could still have the wrong devil. How many has he met that he would be able to differentiate them by smell?
>>290613083Holy shit, it's about time this broad got involved with the plot again.
>>290614872>>290615264>>290615688I personally assume he is meant to be one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. From a quick look they're associated with angels but not usually classified as them or demons.
>>290616173>has a white horse he loves dearly>has helped Victoria to expand her empire>which will set the stage for the largest and most destructive wars in historyNot a bad theory.
>>290615643Modri didn't recognize him, the mystery nigga(s) he was talking to in his room did >>290612553. There were multiple fonts so there might've been more than one visitor. The Hanzawa-kun in the scarf might be (one of) Modri's visitor(s) or a red herring.
>>290611832>tile fetish
>>290615575I think many here is just meant as a quantifier that there's a lot of people in the hotel.
>>290613171I wonder how old Modri is, to not know the Queen
>>290612330Holy SEX
>>290613653This is actually the reason wedding dresses are white to this day
>>290612205>>290612216kek, the banter between these two is my favorite part of the entire manga.>>290612396>eww, a woman
>>290612396>eww charity
>>290614053Moe
>>290612206He has been getting flustered a lot lately.
>>290614082Timeline feels like she did have a chance to meet him alive but didn't make it.
>>290613083>>290613099*the loudest gangsta rap music you can think of plays in the background*For real, this was the biggest "mafia boss" entrance I've seen in years.
>>290612304Young VIctoria had her master of horses in the flashback, although it's not John Brown!
>>290614053I had to do a double take.
>>290615688Maybe the Queen is one of those exceptionally few people that 'are beneficial for this world' and the angels in this universe are grim reapers' higher-ups so each one of these individuals is assigned an angel to make sure that everything goes according to the Great Plan but I like >>290616173 's theory too.
>>290612396This fucker, lolIt's just, like, he... despises... so much the idea of helping someone for free it's insane.
>>290612803>hot blond guy with that hairstyleIs this one going to die too?
>>290618470IRL John Brown was originally Albert's servant. Wonder if that will come up here.
>>290612424300 rooms, but here I count 45 keys.
>>290612109What a waste of perfectly good tea. Evil brat.
>>290613083WHAT THE WHAT
>>290612725Phoenix!
>>290618789Did anyone phoenix pose at the manor or orhpanage?
>>290613653I feel like the anime spoiled a lot of things. How far ahead was Black Butler planned?
>>290612776>"Perfect for coaxing onfo from that man">He's not talking about Barnabus, moustache and blondie are nobodies.Which means Sebastian is interested in blood guy. But unless proven otherwise, he has nothing to do with Ciel. I guess Sebastian's interest comes from something personal. Something about devils in general, I wonder?
>>290612796They are as short as it gets, people always complain for the sake of complaining. Notice that all three of them have info that aren't related just to the servant, but the overall plot
>>290618550Yana is usually softer on her bishies and she spares them, it's the hot chicks that get eradicated so expect Irina to die.
>>290613931>fucking slavs in MUH country
>>290612934Hey, some of us may want to masturbate to our own reflection.
>so far away but you came here anywayIs the queen?....
>>290618539He's a businessman by nature. If he had the choice he'd rather think about how to increase the Funtom company's sales than mess around with all this nobleman nonsense.
>>290618847Yana most likely gave the writers of the show some very vague ideas of where she wanted the story to go, but they still probably weren't that developed back then.Wasn't the queen a little girl in S1? It's been so long.
>>290618923Tell that to the innocent guy killed by Snake's snakes, Agni being stabbed 27 times in the back trying to save Soma, Snake being accidentally killed by his friend (and possible crush) and realizing that his entire life was a lie, or everything that happened to the Ciels.
>>290613194>Barnabus is scaredGiven the ritualistic elements of this "game", I'm sure there some pretty big risk involved. Of course he'd be scared, he can't have the Queen suffer any form of damage whatsoever.I thought this was some kind of ghost hotel, but we've seen most of these guests outside of the hotel as well. I wonder what's going on. Definitively it's not the blood, Barnabus is rich as fuck and doesn't need to sell any blood whatsoever, unlike the orphanage or the hospital
>>290618789Took the word right out of my mouth, Anon.
>>290613293Likely John Brown has 30+ years of service, if we start counting from after Albert's death.
>>290619054Good point lol, not sure why I was entirely focused on the characters from Weston arc when I wrote that post.
>>290619090The hospital and the mansion harvested blood to fuel the dolls.The orphanage harvests organs and bodies full of "generic memories" to make more dolls.The hotel uses the smoking room and all the attractions to collect "unique memories" which make the dolls more advanced and human-like.
>>290613083>>290613099By George!
>>290613653Ok, the framing here makes me think that John Brown may be an angel... HOWEVER: if he's a devil, we can be 100% sure Victoria hasn't put in the terms "don't lie to me" like Ciel did, since he's pretending Albert is alive. After all fallen angels are angels as well...
>>290618907It's not merely for the sake of complaining but more misattributed anger. The overall plot isn't moving much since all four events are happening at the same time and the release schedule slowing to a craw enhances that feeling. It feels bad to wait a month or more to only get 15 pages of this which leads some readers to think its due to the content being bad. Like imagine if the curry arc took double the amount of real life time to finish and how readers would react to that.
>>290613904I wonder if he's ignored because he's dead, and this place craves for the stories of the living.
>>290619022Yeah. She was a little girl grafted onto her husband's rotting corpse. It also had a paranormal being (the angel) constantly having to maintain the body.
>>290614161I wonder who is saying "round and round", actually
>>290619166But this John Brown looks like he's in his 20's, it’s hard to imagine he could keep helping her out for that long without drawing suspicions, I think he probably operated behind the scenes until recently.
>>290611793He somehow has a bit of a Disney sort of feeling to him.
>>290611832....or maybe not.
>>290611855Imagine a drunk Ciel.
>>290619579The woman was surprised at how young he looks. The real John Brown would be 63 at this time. If he hadn't already died 6 years prior.
>>290614053Oh no... Agni's sister
>>290619663>immediately no longer able to suppress his emotions and starts sobbing violently and uncontrollably
>>290614287Is it Sebastian, tho? Same form, but different eye pupil.
>>290619674That's what I'm saying, I think in this verse John Brown has started working for Victoria (publicly) relatively recent.
>>290611945>ordinary guestsOdd way to put it, no?
>>290614624This possibly implies this devil takes multiple contracts. It makes no sense for him to travel with a baron without being in a contract with him. And at the same time, he's going to tempt someone else.
>>290614674Thank you for your service.
>>290619663>Ssebastiann my firendd... you *burp* you are like a br-brother to meee>I l-love you Sebastiann... you are the beest dog a kid would wosh for *falls asleep*Note: Ciel said this to the Queen
>>290618565That would fit with Modri's flashback: "the devil" is traveling across the Empire, and Albert is from Germany
>>290619885It could be that he simply sees that his time with the Baron will be drawing to a close soon and would like to have things set up for his next victim(s) before being compelled to return from whence he came.
>>290619226Interesting! Especially since we're going to see a guest get murdered right after the evening. Which would make all these stories the last moments of his cinematic record! I really like your idea
>>290619634That's his Disney producer side
>>290612330I agree!
>>290620255Whimsy ass Ciel who wished to run a toy factory in his childhood and couldn't let go of that dream even after he became a jaded brat. He claims he doesn't want to ride the carousel but I know he's lying. In that very moment there was nothing he wanted more.
>>290614435>>290614473Bethlenffy's name is a combination of Bethlen and Bánffy or alternatively Apafi, while Kornich seems based on Kornis, all of which were major Hungarian noble families in Transylvania. Modry means blue in various West Slavic languages. While it isn't a real name, it implies he belongs to one of the Slavic minority groups living in Transylvania.
>>290620408Now I want to see /SS/ content with her and Ciel
>>290620425He'll try to ride it when Sebastian isn't present to taunt him.
>>290613083Huh.
The art is so fucking good now.Yana, you didn't have to improve this much. Your art was already more than serviceable 10 years ago.
>>290613272I don't know if it's his hair or his outfit (or both), but something about him makes me think I've seen someone similar-looking in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. In fact, I've had this feeling ever since I first saw him.
>>290613517What's that in the last panel?
>>290621421Cigar cutter.
>>290613680Grell would feel honoured to be included in that category.
>>290613718Almost sounds like she is hoping for him to be revived.
>>290613977>not quite rightMaybe the "at the time" (>>290613952)? It seems to imply that attitudes have changed since then, and I'm not sure such a drastic change would occur so easily in three years.
>>290621421The foreskinner
>>290614674Thank you, OP!
Spot on
>>290612205Honestly the premise sound pretty interesting but everyone and their mother just tried to adapt hamlet or romeo and juliet.
>>290613083Aw shit its Vicky!!!!
>>290612205>>290622085What do you mean? And I think The Tempest has an important reason and meaning that fits with the manga, a reason for its appearance, could it be that both stories can be compared?
>>290622476I just mean it wasn't that popular to the wider populace and when people think of Shakespeare they just think the other 2 which is a shame.
>>290622744For me, it is A Midsummer Night's Dream.
>>290623238Bottom-Tier opinion.
>>290611749CRAWLING IN MY SKIN
>>290611832>this is the taste of a liar
>>290611832I just noticed how his eyes become white and veiny in the last panel, just like a zombie.
>>290612803sex
>>290613083>>290613099ENTEEEEEEEEEEEER
>>290624117They really need to capture one of those things and give it to Sullivan to figure out a way to identify them. Would make things much easier.
>>290614002cutie alert
>half of todays chapters are flashbacks
What if Mordri isn't a zombie but an actual immortal vampire? He never gets the typical veiny look of a zombie starved for blood that we saw with Ciel and Doll. He claims to have a soul, though a corrupted one >>290612591. I bet a devil would find vampirism an extremely funny way to grant someone's wish to, for example, be able to raise the dead.
>>290625295honestly very possible. he's from the region too.
>>290624894Just wait til the two volumes of UT flashbacks.
>>290625957*wait 10 more years
>>290625957with the amount of other flashbacks we had to sit through i hope yana gives us at least 10 volumes of ut flashbacks
>>290625957UT flashback, RCiel flashback, Tanaka flashback. Who else is there?Finny? Maybe another Sebastian?
>>290626472Layla, Dietrich, Lizzie, Agni's sister, Queen Victoria.
>>290611708lmao>>290613083maybe Ciel should try convince her he shouldn't be a wanted criminal >>290613301 well, she was the final villain of the first anime, and I think they asked Yana about it, so she may as well have something to do with that>>290613699>>290613718it's weird that she never thinks about her many sons and daughters >>290620634>>290614473Since he is probably polaris, and he is an immortal corpse that has to drink blood to survive from Transylvania... Yana did it again, every Victorian monster is here>>290614674thanks op
>>290627455>maybe Ciel should try convince her he shouldn't be a wanted criminalGotta excuse Ciel for not trusting the Queen to be on his side when she sent Charles to end his life less than a year agoAlso the fact that her being at the hotel today can't possibly be a coincidence, he knows that, and the fact she pretends it is says everything about how two-faced their relationship is (from both POVs)
>>290626472>UT, R!Ciel, Tanaka, the QueenExtremely important characters whose backstories directly drive the main plot so each is guaranteed their own dedicated time in the spotlight down the line. Plus, Yana did say that one day, she'd like to tell the story of how Tanaka became the Phantomhive's butler>LizzieWe already got hers in the Campania arc>DiederichI don't think his background prior to meeting Vincent is relevant plus we already got plenty of glimpses into their past partnership/friendship and we will likely keep getting more of that whenever the times comes to see how Vincent was doing his job as the Watchdog.>FinnyI think a reason why we didn't get a full detailed backstory for him during the investigation arc is because unlike Bard and Mey Rin, he didn't have a proper life before being saved by Ciel/Sebastian. I also think that what we saw of his past in the Green Witch arc is more than enough.>Agni's sisterYeah she's most likely getting one whenever she finds out the truth about her brother or meets Soma but I don't think it will be that long.>LaylaAgain, we will definitely find out what's her deal now that she is in the hands of the grim reapers but there's no way she'll get more than two chapters dedicated to her past.>SebastianBased on how Yana has spoken about him in interviews and old blog posts, I get the impression she wants to keep Sebastian's past a mystery. And yes, I do believe Modri's story with him are just fake cinematic records
>>290628107>spoilerI think he's just got the wrong guy.
>>290627455>it's weird that she never thinks about her many sons and daughters Victoria left a lot of unflattering comments about pregnancy and babies, was less involved with rearing her children than Albert, and wrote several times about how much more he mattered to her than their children. She is generally depicted as a cold mother because her aforementioned writings are often quoted. That she gushed about her babies in her diary and to her girlfriends and had good relationships with some of her kids once they grew up is less known. BB's Victoria sticks to the typical narrative with her lack of interest in her offspring.
What was going on with the anime? DESU I never watched it and I only knew about the slutty blonde kid and his butler or whatever... But wth>There is a man dog>devil maid>devil triplets>An angel (male/female?)
>>290628753The later half of Season 1 and all of season 2 were animated after they got ahead of the manga, so they had to make the story up. You just have to disregard all of it and pretend it doesn't exists. From season 3 onward the anime is back to being faithful to the manga. I still love season 2
>>290611832That's disgusting...
I need every panel of Ciel naked and topless you have. I have an idea.
>>290612228>>290612239It's Hanazawa-kun!At this point I wouldn't surprise if this is Soma
>>290612396This fucking brat, kek
>>290612991I thought that's some historical news but couldn't find similar stuff, so maybe that's some kind of foreshadowing or Yana just think whatever weird stuff
>>290612742I thought that was vein but it's actually tattoo?
>>290629281The axe makes me think of Lizzie Borden, but it's just a little bit too early for that I think
>>290618907People complained because they spent years for that arc, while you finished it in 4 days, thinking those are whining
>>290613083WHAAAAAAAAAATTTT
>>290614204I wonder if they're going to continue the tale until 100 and summon a devil
>>290614674Thanks OPI can't believe it's going to end (for 2nd time)
>>290629743>I can't believe it's going to end To be honest, once the storytime is over, I would love to try and keep kuro discussion somewhat alive by dumping the new chapters as they're released every month, but I don't know, there's only so much you can talk about when it's only 15-20 pages at a time, so monthly threads would probably struggle to stay alive. It might be a bad idea.
>>290629691That would never work.>>290629743It's been that manga that other people have read but I haven't for so long that it feels weird to finally catch up.>>290629927Do it anyway. It's not like it will reduce the quality of the board.
>>290629927Aren't we due for another chapter soon, it's a new month
>>290630572idk the release schedule at all, but there hasn't been a chapter in August so yeah we should probably be due.
>>290625358His name is Vladi, doesn't get much more intentional than that (Not that it necessarily means he's a vampire, but it feels intentional.)
>>290614674thanks op <3>>290629927i'm gonna stick around as long as possible. i wanna see everyone's theories undertaker playing fútbol because i'm sad about messi retiring :(
>>290629927Even if there isn't that much discussion, I think it'd benefit from having said discussions regardless.
>>290613653That's so blatant it almost makes me go right to red herring about what he is.
>>290625295>>290631290He's also the only one that goes around in a hood all the time. Personally, I think he's a zombie. High performance dolls are practically vampires anyway. But if he is a real vampire (maybe from a demon pact?) I won't be surprised.
>>290611855Whiskey and cigars you say
>>290632990Think you'll get your own squad after what happened last night?
>>290631518Bless you daily UT drawanon
Missed the last thread. I remember Snake's death was when I fell off reading last time, not necessarily because of that, but just because of release schedule and forgetting to read new chapters and stuff. I think I'll keep on it this time.I genuinely didn't think he'd die like that, I remember coping hard, thinking that there would be some bullshit like snake venom clotting blood and his snakes biting him to stop the bleeding long enough...
>>290618907That relevant info could have been delivered in less than 10 chapters of flashback anon. Are you really telling me that it was necessary for us to see Sebastian explaining to Baldroy how to make roast chicken?
>>290629927Please do it. Discussing this series with you guys is a true joy.
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>>290634488Not sure how much is enough to count for whatever you're planning, but I'll include belly button panels for good measure.
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>>290634958If you'd like, I can do a second round where I post collarbone and bare leg panels.
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>>290635072To be clear, the second round would specifically include those were he isn't naked or entirely topless. This picture right here belongs to the first round because he is naked.
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>>290635106Counts because of the nipples and belly button.Also, I could've phrased >>290635098 better. That round would EXCLUSIVELY comprise such panels.
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>>290611832Wonderful, now she must clean it again...
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>>290617642It was just popularised by Queen Victoria in the modern era, but it was a far more ancient custom.
